College football juniors to be made eligible for Senior Bowl, other all-star games per NFL statement
By Ethan Stone
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The NFL sent out a memo Wednesday morning revealing some pretty interesting news about college all-star games.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL informed all teams that college football juniors will now be allowed to take part in all-star games such as the Senior Bowl, Shrine Bowl and HBCU Legacy Bowls. Before Wednesday only college seniors could play in these games.
According to a post from Schefter 69 college juniors in the draft were unable to play in an all-star game.
Just in: The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams today, informing them that all college juniors who declare for the Draft now will be eligible to play in the Shrine Bowl, Senior Bowl or HBCU Legacy Bowl, per sources.
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ā Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 8, 2023
More events will equal more college athletes getting the opportunity to play in front of NFL teams. That, at the very least, is a positive.
May have to rename the Senior Bowl, though.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
